The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-31


II thsIf bsiOs tas sspskNvsr Hhay
RIaBisrs wAg oiael5y lba ases bssi
lehog, ChIaas9 0r nstiYe write "
me that they would readily prefer
Portuguese II their cost could be
reduced. But this very Just OBJ
lection, true under the old contracts,
could easily be removed If the plan
tiers who want labor were to apply
for it directly to Portuguese agents,
and do away with the expensive,
useless intermediate interference OF
the jewish firms who controlled the
former immigration, to the detri-
mcnt of these islands.
l shall consequently declare, Mr..
Minister, that the report of the In
spector-G General of immigration dis
tinctly goes to show that he is de-
cidely partial, partial for the jap
anese, partial against the Portu-
guese, and this Government officer
should not be.
That some people here-.I do not
say planters, because have shown
above that not more than l. plan
tiers out of 70 are probably favor
able to japanese labor-may have a
craving for japanese laborers and
for reviving the immigration from
japan, this is perfectly natural and
they are quite at liberty to wish that
their hobby should be carried out.
But 1 claim that it would be very
wrong for Government official TO
try-consciously or unconsciously,
by misrepresentation and undigest-
ed figures, Ito influence the Govern
ment into favoring the japanese i'm
migration.
If some planters do want Jap
anere, let them send for those lab
orers; but the present Government
should remember that one of the
platforms of the Reform party, from
which it sprang out, was not to al
low any more Asiatic immigration
under Government patronage.
1t is a sure fact that the report l
am now dealing with, will seriously
indispose the Portuguese colony,
and should the Government be pre-
vailed upon to renew the Asiatic in
vasion, it will surely follow that
goodly number of Portuguese now
here will go away-they are already
disposed to this, being disguised at
things here, and they do not hide
their feelings-and those who will
remain will be deadly averse to any
Government or party who may have
shown Asiatic tendencies.
The result of this would be that
the 5000 votes who have so con-
veniently contributed to the victory
of the Reform party at the last cleo
tions, will be missing at the future
occasion, or will be found on the
wrong side of the electoral scales.
And this is a danger which such Of
the planters who are foolishly pre-
JUDGED against Portuguese, should
seriously reflect about and take in
consideration.
The Portuguese have shown what
a valuable acquisition they have
been to our diminishing population.
Their children alone will in few
years supply all required labor, and
give this country the settled element
which is now missing. 1t is there
fore the Portuguese immigration,
on an economical basis, which ought
to be encouraged by all possible
means, and not any Asiatie immi-
grafton, since japanese and Chinese
alike, only suck away the riches of
the country in which they create no
population, whilst they constitute
the most deadly competitors against
white and native laborers, who are
the true bulwarks of the state, and
whose good will the present Govern
ment ought to be careful not to
ALLEVIATE.
l am, Mr.. Minister, of Your Ex-
cellency the most obedient servant,
A. MARQUES,
Editor of go Luso HaWaiiano,h